Combined shade-roller and curtain-pole support.



G. E. ALPHIN.

COMBINED SHADE ROLLER AND CURTAIN POLE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 19, 1913.

1,075,182, Patented Oct. 1913.

- 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 51 x1 vcmtoz G1:- .Alphm G. E. ALPfilN. COMBINED SHADE ROLLER AND CURTAIN POLE SUPPORT. APPLICATION TILED MAY 19 1o1s.

'1,075,1 82. Patented 001;. 7, 1913.

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GE Alpn SQQQQW e'citi'ze hf the United states; residing at combined shade roller an suppei tiilg hi'aclt'et's adapted len .v iew of the Edi-ts shoiv'n in Fig. 4;

zhntel sectional flew of d e end bf'the same;

GILBEItTJfl. ALPHIN, 0E MOUNT OLIVE, NORTH CAROLINA.

comma SHADE-ROLLER Am: CURTAIN-POLE surrom.

Specification 0t Letters Patent. A imea'uon am my 19, 1913. serxal'fio. 168,646.

To it miay concern:

Be it knewh hat 1, 1mm E. ALPttm,

M'oiiht Olive, in the 'cbiihty of Weyfle and State of North Ca'rolihd, have invented eertaiin new-anti hsefii impirovexhentsin Combined Shade-Roller: and ourtaiii-Pole Supgorts; and I doidee'la're the followin to be a.

1111, clzir, e'rid exzict des'eripti'oh 0 the in hti dh, siieh as will eriable othei's skilled in the dit to which it hppertains td make and usethe same. 4,

This invention relates to im rovements in combined adjustable shade r0 lers and chrtain pble su ipbrts v Uneohject of the ihvention'is t'o pi'dvide curtain pole bracket 01- suppfort having means whereby the same ma be applied 0 and seclired in position ohwindow frames of Various widths without the u'se of separate fastening devices.

Another object is to provide a suppbrt of this character having shade roller receiving brackets adjus ably enfiaged therewith tb i'eeii'e shade r6 er -brat e of difi'erent lengths and which isjjroviderl with holder to be swung into arid outof Opei'htiv'e pdsitidhs.

With these Add tht' objeets in View, the invention coiisists of eeitziui hotel features of-eoiis'tihctiqn, :iiid the coihbihatidii and artiifiieehieht 0f parts as i'vill be moi'e fully desci-i d iindelairfled. t

In the ecehmpanyihg' drawin'fisz Figure 1 is a innit vieiv. of a pottibn o I a w dbw rtiliie lustiatihgi the a plicatioh o my im'pifovfitl shiide roller-ah Curtain pole sup port; Fig. 2 is a top plan view ofthe parts shbwn in Fig. 1; Flg. is an end view thereof? ig. 4 is a View similar to Fig. 1 illustratihf the application of the support to adbiib e vv'indbw frhifl'e. Fig. 5 is a top 1g. ti is a crass st 'hnhl view talten en the lihe 8 -6 of Fig. 1; Fig. 7 is a detail perspeezi've view bf ate at the meme eiighgihg members of the sii ppdrt F i'g'. 8 is a hbri- Fig. is a; detail ersjiec ive viewef one of the s atie fliller f'flekt's 6f the support;

Fig. 10 is a similar view of the ebmieethi'g,

Patented Oct; 7,1913.

plate for the inner fraifle engegiiig members I of the support when applied. toa double window frame. e

My iiflpr'oved shade roller and curtein pole support comprises ,a pair of frahie ehgiigmg members-each of which eonsis'ts' of a tie her 1 having therebii near its enter and an inwardly extending tapered or V-sheped fratfie an aging mg i 2, the inher end 'of whih -is eht lhwardly ht right ahgles to form' A combined ba b a which is adapted to be forced into the outer edge of the wihdo'w fra'me at the point where-the siipport is to be arranged. The fr'ahie engaging hi s and herbs 3'of the bars 1 are prefetably eht :thd bent from the m'etzll forming the hers I as is clearly shown ih Figs. 7 and 8 qt the drawings. The outer end or extremity of each bar 1 heyond the lug 'ahd barhfl is bent to form ati'eyeorsgcket i the piirpdsb of which will b'ehereihefter described. The

bets 1 mdy he of aiiy suitable lehgth hiid have formed therein near their ihher ends series of apertures 5. Iii art-an mg the but 1 they an en ged with the o ter sides of the window rame at the desired lldcdtion wmnhe lugs 2 projecting inwdtdly and engaged with the miter edges of the 'iiidoviv tame. lien in this position the aibs 8 are ferced Oi di'iveh into the edges f the frame and thus firmly support thefrein'e engagin mem are or hers I. The members 0r bars' are held in the pqsitioli described, by d. eoiled spring 6 hitting) on its eflds hoqks' 7 \vlFc are zidsipte I with title 0 t e holes 5 in the ends 0 the bars 1. Wheh thus engaged with the beta the pi-essure of the spring is eietted t6 draw the bars inwardly and tothus hUld the barbed lugs 2 thereof in o'pratfie eb'gag;

mentwith the edges ef th'ewiddoti frame.

Slidfihl'y ehgagea With the outer pardon of the bars 61' frahie ehgegihg' 'r'ner'nbers 1 are shade rgllersupportiilg brackets 8 each etivhich comprises mm plhte eon-aweding it width w the Width of the em end having their outer endvbent outward? it right ingles m f jt'm roller su porting u 9. In the ended: the lugs 0' 0th ef be brackets 8 are fdrlhefl rectehgu sir-slots 0 to .r- --ive fthe pintles of the shade roller. By providing both lugs with a rectangular slot the brackets may be reversed or applied to either side of the window frame, 5 thus making it impossible to improperly put up the device. On the opposite edges of 'the inner ends of the bracket platesSiire formed flanges which are bent at right angles to the plates and then inwardly to form guides 12 which are engagedwith the-bars l of the attaching members, and thus slidably support the brackets 8 on said bars. The bracket plates 8 are preferably formed of springmetal and the outer portions thereof beyond the guides 12 are slightly bowed or bent inwardly from the guides whereby the outer ends of'the plates 8 will have a yieldin frictional engagement with the outer inner end bent at right angles to form a pintle 14 and its opposite end bent to form a loop 15 which provides a seat for a curtain pole. The pintles 14 on the inner ends of the pole supporting brackets are adapted 5 to be engaged withthe sockets 4 in the ends of the bar or frame engaging members as clearly shown in Figs. '2 and 3 of the drawings. When thus arranged the brackets are adapted to be swung outwardly at right 10 angles to the frame engaging members to form supports for the pole and to be swung inwardly above and against the frame engaging members when in an inoperative position as clearly shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings. When the pole supporting brackets are thus swung inwardly, they will be hidden behind the shade roller and will be in an out of the way position when the support is to be employed at) simply for holding a shade roller.

In Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings is shown the manner in which my improved supports are. applied to a double window frame-in which thcre'are no side edges to receive the attaching lugs and barbs of the inner supporting members or bars 1. When the supports are employed in this connection I provide a coupling plate 16 having in its ends apertures 17 and midway between its ends a screw hole 18 adapted to receive a screw whereby the plate is secured to the top cross piece of the window frame midway between the sides thereof. When thus arranged the barbs 3 on the lugs 20f the inner members of'the supports .are engaged with the aperturcs 17 in the opposite ends of the plate instead of with the edges of the window frame and are thereby secured in position to support two shades and curtains for the double window as will be readily understood.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood withoutrequiring amore extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advaniziges of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a combined shade roller and curtain pole support, a pair of frame engaging members comprising bars having in their. inner ends series of apertures and having their outer ends bent inwardly to form sockets, tongues struck out of said bars, with their free ends pointed to form frame engaging barbs, a spring having its ends, engaged with the apertures in the inner ends of said frame engaging members whereby the latter are held in yielding engagement with the window frame, shade roller supporting brackets having a sliding frictional engagement with the bars ofsaid frame engaging members and curtain pole supporting brackets pivot-ally engaged with the sockets on the ends of said frame engaging members.

2. In a combined shade roller and curtain pole support, a pair of frame engaging members comprising bars, means on the outer ends thereof to engage the outer edges of a window frame, a spring to yieldingly connect the inner ends of said frame engaging members whereby the latter may be engaged with window frames of different widths, reversible shade brackets comprising plates having on their outer ends ri2hto110 angular lugs provided with rectangular apertures to receive the pintles of the shade roller, flanges formed on the opposite edges of thcinner ends of said plates and bent to form guides to receive the frame engaging me'mbers said plates havingtheir outer ends bent inwardly beyond from said guides to form a frictional engagement with the frame engaging members.

'3. In a combined shade roller and ourtain pole support a pair of frame engaging members comprising bars, lugs formed on the outer ends of said bars. barbs formed on said lugs, a spring to yieldingly connect the inner ends of said bars, shade rcller brackets slidably engaged with said bars I and. a coupiing plate adapted to be secured my hand in presence of two subscribing witto a double Window frame and halvaving in nesses. its ends apertures to receive a e bar ed lugs I on the ends of the frame engaging members LB ALPHIN' v 5 when the supportsare applied to a double Witnesses:

window. 1 E. C. BETHEA,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set S. T. JACKSON. 

